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Imposition guides

Plain answers to the questions that come up in prepress every day — written for the person who has to get the sheet right before it goes to plate.

  • What is imposition in printing?

    Imposition explained: how pages and pieces are laid out on the press sheet, gripper and bleed, sheetwise and work-and-turn, and choosing the sheet.

  • How to impose business cards

    Step-and-repeat business cards on the press sheet: bleed and gutter, shared cuts, how many fit, double-sided cards and front-back registration.

  • Signature imposition: how book pages are laid out

    How book and magazine pages are imposed on signatures: 8, 16 and 32-page signatures, saddle stitch and perfect binding, page order and creep.

  • Box dieline basics

    What a carton dieline is: cut and crease lines, panels, glue tab and dust flaps, bleed on a box, nesting on the sheet and the mistakes to avoid.